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Filmmaker Omar Marei’s pre-trial detention renewed for ninth time

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1-9-2026

Filmmaker Omar Marei’s pre-trial detention renewed for ninth time

Outside prison, inside the sketch: A day Ashraf Omar escaped the ‘vicious cycle’

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Marking two years since cartoonist Ashraf Omar was blindfolded and taken from his home, colleagues and family gathered to confront an endless cycle of legal absurdity.

Ahmed Dahaby_ 23-7-2026

Outside prison, inside the sketch: A day Ashraf Omar escaped the ‘vicious cycle’

Missing Shi‘a journalist appears before security prosecution, remanded for 15 days

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16-7-2026

Missing Shi‘a journalist appears before security prosecution, remanded for 15 days

Ashraf Omar trial postponed, again, till Oct. 12

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13-7-2026

Ashraf Omar trial postponed, again, till Oct. 12

Sweeping calls for release of Egyptian filmmaker Omar Salah Marei

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5-7-2026

Sweeping calls for release of Egyptian filmmaker Omar Salah Marei

Timeline: The hefty price Ashraf Omar is paying for a cartoon

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Al Manassa chronicles the key events that followed the arrest, prolonged pretrial detention, and ongoing prosecution of its cartoonist Ashraf Omar

Al Manassa_ 28-5-2026

Timeline: The hefty price Ashraf Omar is paying for a cartoon

Rights groups demand screenwriter Omar Salah Marei’s immediate release

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24-5-2026

Rights groups demand screenwriter Omar Salah Marei’s immediate release

'Prison is not where they belong': Families urge release of political detainees

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14-5-2026

'Prison is not where they belong': Families urge release of political detainees

Ashraf Omar's trial postponed as security bars family from courtroom

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10-5-2026

Ashraf Omar's trial postponed as security bars family from courtroom

Editorial| Ten years of survival

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As the world marks Press Freedom Day, Al Manassa celebrates ten years of survival and independent journalism, and calls for the release of our colleague, cartoonist Ashraf Omar

Al Manassa_ 4-5-2026